Aron Lynas

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Aron Lynas
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Position(s) Defender/Right Back
Team information
Current team
 Dumbarton
Number 2
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Cowdenbeath 0 (0)
2015–2016 Alloa Athletic 1 (0)
2015–2016 → East Stirlingshire (loan) 15 (0)
2016–2019 Brechin City 73 (1)
2019–22 Albion Rovers 75 (0)
2022– Dumbarton 59 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:09, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Aron Lynas (born 19 April 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League Two side Dumbarton. He has also played for Cowdenbeath, Alloa Athletic, East Stirlingshire, Brechin City and Albion Rovers.

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Career

Born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Lynas began his career at Cowdenbeath. He was first named in a matchday squad on 21 December 2013, remaining an unused substitute in their 3–3 draw at Raith Rovers in the Scottish Championship. [1]

Over the season and the following campaign, he was named for ten more league games, but never made an appearance. On 21 May 2015, after relegation to Scottish League One, he was one of six players released by the club. [2]

Lynas returned to the Scottish Championship with Alloa Athletic. He made his professional debut on 16 August 2015, replacing Graeme Holmes in the 57th minute of a 1–5 home defeat to Rangers. [3]

In October 2015, Lynas was loaned out to Scottish League Two bottom side East Stirlingshire as an emergency loan until January 2015. He made his debut on 3 October, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 loss at Berwick Rangers. [4] On 14 November, he was sent off in a 5–3 loss at East Fife, the last of three dismissals that day. [5] Following the relegation of the Shire as well as his parent club, Lynas was released by Alloa. [6]

After his released from Alloa, Lynas signed for Scottish League One side Brechin City for the 2016–17 season. [7]

On 29 May 2019, Lynas signed a pre-contract with Albion Rovers for the 2019–20 season. [8] After three seasons at Cliftonhill, during which time he captained the club, Lynas joined Dumbarton in the summer of 2022. [9] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4-0 victory against Elgin City in November 2022. [10] Lynas extended his contract at The Rock in April 2023 [11] and was named as the club's Player of the Year a month later. [12] He made 33 appearances, scoring twice, the following season as the Sons were promoted to Scottish League One - before extending his contract for a further year. [13]

Career statistics

As of 18 May
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alloa Athletic 2015–16 [14] Scottish Championship 1000000010
East Stirlingshire (loan)2015–16 [14] [15] Scottish League Two 15010002 [lower-alpha 1] 0180
Brechin City 2016–17 [16] Scottish League One 26010206 [lower-alpha 2] 0350
2017–18 [17] Scottish Championship 270104000320
2018–19 [18] Scottish League One 20110401 [lower-alpha 3] 0261
Total7313010070931
Albion Rovers 2019–20 [19] Scottish League Two 20030401 [lower-alpha 3] 0280
2020–21 [20] Scottish League Two 210003000240
2021–22 [21] Scottish League Two 34020302 [lower-alpha 3] 0410
Total7505010030930
Dumbarton 2022–23 Scottish League Two 352304030452
2023–24 242304020332
2024–25 Scottish League One 0000000000
Career total22351202401402835
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Scottish League Two play-offs
  2. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Championship play-offs
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "Raith Rovers 3-3 Cowdenbeath". BBC Sport. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cowdenbeath let six players go ahead of drop to League 1". The Courier. 21 May 1996. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Lindsay, Clive (16 August 2015). "Alloa 1-5 Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Berwick 2-1 East Stirling". BBC Sport. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "East Fife 5-3 East Stirlingshire". BBC Sport. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rebuilding begins". alloaathletic.co.uk. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Lindsay, Clive (17 September 2016). "Scottish League One ins and outs - summer 2016". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Signing News". Albion Rovers F.C. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - ARON LYNAS CHECKS IN". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Dumbarton Football Club - CLINICAL SONS WIN IN STYLE". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  11. ↑ Crawford, Jack (23 April 2023). "ARON SIGNS UP". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  12. ↑ Crawford, Jack (8 May 2023). "PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS NIGHT A SUCCESS". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  13. ↑ Crawford, Jack (8 June 2024). "NEW DEAL FOR AZZA". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Aron Lynas in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  15. ↑ Aron Lynas at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Aron Lynas in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Aron Lynas in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Aron Lynas in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Aron Lynas in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Aron Lynas in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Aron Lynas in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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